I checked this book out from the library to see how I could incorporate blue in my living room makeover. The book was good, not great. I saw many of these photos in the magazine already, so this book held nothing new or surprising to me. If you're not a past reader if House Beautiful, the quick read may interest you. It certainly shows rooms, both subtle and saturated, with blue and blue color combinations I hadn't considered. Now most of the interior are traditional , some transition. So if you love modern, Scandinavian, minimal- this isn't for you.